Roger Ebert’s recent piece that challenges the presence of Art within games is wonderful. Though I think his article has a mix of flaws and insights, the essential elements that drive criticism are wholly important. It has generated response from key people in the dialogue, and so much hating. I think the stand-out things to me are:
Absinthe, a spirit of legend, has in recent years been revived under the banner of being neither a psychedelic nor a deliriant. True as those statements may be on the surface, I was pleased to discover an errata that may tie the fabled drink with more righteous roots. With all due respect to the reasons for concealment and the initiatory threshold, I offer in context this paragraph
There are qualities to walking step in step with fate.
Calmness permeates every arrival in the flow. It creates space into which unfolds the force of life present and waiting in each person and thing. The heart holds unwavering sensitivity for the entangled yet nonlocal complement. Calm listening allows every quiver and tension of the space around, within, to yield upon the true path.
@Hardaway today made another sincere dive into the US recessive trends. She draws light on words from a mentor of hers, who suggests that the resources and capabilities of North America show that we haven’t really ‘lost’ anything. I’ve heard the expression that “Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists.” When I originally heard [...]
In the absence of challenges, the portrayal of men does not leave any sense of the kingly qualities that man, at his fullest and most noble, is capable. What’s a girl to do if she already has the best mousetrap? Build a better mouse.
The performance itself was deeply inspiring. The troupe has done well to present some of the old face of China – or, at least, what a US person is likely to see as ancient Chinese arts. In the character performances, the stage theatrics were very good at conveying emotional dialogue. The performance was an exercise in portraying human majesty.
